battle, Cold War
Beit Hanoun wedge
Beit Hanoun wedge was a battle fought on 15 October 1948 in what is now Palestine; it lasted 7 days. The recorded result: Israeli tactical failure in dividing the Egyptian expeditionary force.
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Record
| Date | 15 October 1948 to 22 October 1948 | |
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| Place | Palestine 31.541N, 34.537E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Territorial change | Israel occupies Beit Hanoun until the 1949 Armistice Agreements | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Yad Mordechai 1948, 5.6 km N
- Battle of Gaza 1280, 6.5 km W
- Battle of Forbie 1244, 7.2 km N
- First Battle of Gaza 1917, 8.3 km SW
- Second Battle of Gaza 1917, 8.3 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1244 and 1948.
Elsewhere in 1948
- Battles of Latrun Palestine
- Battle of Haifa Israel
- Battle of Mishmar HaEmek Israel
- Siege of Changchun People's Republic of China
- Battle of Nitzanim Israel
Beit Hanoun wedge is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Palestine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q303953, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Beit Hanoun wedge, revision 1371360743, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.